The Bossier Arts Council is dedicated to fostering, promoting, supporting and providing cultural events and arts programming of the highest quality for Bossier Parish. The Bossier Arts Council emphasizes this mission by: focusing on the growth and education of artists and arts organizations, enhancing the quality of life for Bossier citizens and developing a cultural identity for Bossier.

BAC’s
Gallery Fine Art Center is proud to present a new series, entitles the
Songwriters Circle Series.The Circle is
in the tradition of the Musicians in the Round out of Nashville and will
feature up to four singer/songwriters each session.The series will take place at the Gallery
Fine Art Center, 2151 Airline Drive in Bossier City. The first installment will feature popular
local musicians, Buddy Flett, Alexandra McCullough, AJ Haynes and Daniel
Goodwill on July 12 from 7-9pm.For more information please contact, Kendra at
GFAC, (318)741-9192.

Buddy Flett resides in Shreveport, LA and started his career in 1975 at the
legendary Lake Cliff Roadhouse and the infamous Bossier Strip where the likes
of Elvis Presley, Hank Williams, Sr., Gatemouth Brown and Hank Williams, Jr.
all performed. Buddy was a founding member of A-Train, a very successful
Blues/R&B band during the late 70's and 80's throughout the South.

Monday, June 24, 2013

Wow! Another week at the Bossier Arts Council and it shows we have no intention on slowing down this summer. This week we have a variety of different activities to keep you on the go while being in a "cool" space.

Wednesday, June 26th: One "L" of a Night 5:30-7:30Gallery Fine Art Center (2151 Airline Drive)
Bossier Arts Council and Landers Fiat Motors is joining forces to celebrate an evening of art, live music, delicious food, and cars! That's right this Wednesday Landers is giving away a free car for a month. Be sure to join us at the Gallery Fine Art Center (2151 Airline Drive) for live music by Kern Courtney and Nathan Woods. All projects by the Gallery Fine Art Center are brought to you by generous support of our sponsors Meredith Hamrick, Ken and Sharon McGivney, Marcy Everett, and Airline Plaza.

Saturday, June 29th: Artist One Stop Class Build a Flyer1:00pm-3:00pmBossier Arts Council (630 Barksdale Blvd)Have an event coming up? Need to build a flyer to attract that audience? Then let us help you utilize the program Publisher to create just what you need. In two hours you'll be well on your way to a well attended program. Saturday, June 29th: Summer Saturday Speaker Series2:00pm-4:00pmGallery Fine Art Center (2151 Airline Drive)

BAC is proud to present it's Summer Saturday Speaker Series featuring Pamela Raintree. Mississippi Gulf Coast native Pamela Raintree relocated to Shreveport, La, in 1996, where she ended a career in outdoor advertising, took up writing and began life as a woman.

Saturday, June 22, 2013

The Bossier Arts Council is proud to present Melba
Miller.Miller has 25 years’ experience
and continues to participate in painting workshops, “The more I learn, the more
I want to learn, you never really stop learning,” she continued, “I learned art
and the medium doesn’t matter.”She has
a genuine love of art and she appreciates details such as light and color in her
work.Miller is a member of the
Shreveport Art Club, the La Society of Animal Artists and the Pastel Society, she has also won many awards for her work.

You can see some of Melba’s work currently hanging in
Community Trust Bank, 1350 East 70th Street in Shreveport.The show will hang until the end of August.

Friday, June 21, 2013

The Bossier Arts Council is currently taking applications for an Administrative Assistant/Receptionist position which will be open in August. Bossier Arts Council is a 501c-3 non-profit that serves the community of Bossier Parish in a variety of artistic capacities.

QualificationsApplicants should be available to work 25 hours a week Tuesday-Saturday from 11am-4pm and occasional evenings. Qualifications include but are not limited to basic computer skills, familiarity with word processing programs, filing experience, strong customer service skills, strong organizational skills, and ability for light manual labor. Marketing and graphic design experience is a plus. Knowledge and experience in the arts is preferred.

Submit Applications Interested applicants should submit a cover letter and resume via email to robin@bossierarts.org or by dropping off an application to the Bossier Arts Council, 630 Barksdale Blvd, Bossier City, LA.

Thursday, June 20, 2013

BAC’s
Gallery Fine Art Center is proud to present a new series, entitled the
Songwriters Circle Series.The Circle is
in the tradition of the Musicians in the Round out of Nashville and will
feature up to four singer/songwriters each session.The series will take place at the Gallery
Fine Art Center, 2151 Airline Drive in Bossier City. The first installment will feature popular
local musicians, Buddy Flett, Alexandra McCullough, AJ Haynes and Daniel
Goodwill on July 12 from 7-9pm.For more information please contact, Kendra at
GFAC, (318)741-9192.

Alexandra
is inspired by artists ranging from Patsy Cline to Jack Johnson.

“My style is a balance
between catchy rhythms, soulful vocals and meaningful lyrics that encompass
everything from blossoming love, to self-revelation and heartbreak.”

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

An interview with Jaime Johnson.This past week I had an opportunity to sit
down and talk to some of the artists currently on exhibition at the Gallery
Fine Art Center show Panchromatic. The show is up through July
15th and can be viewed Thursday & Friday between 2-6pm and Saturday 11-2pm.
You can also schedule an appointment to view the Gallery by contacting
Kendra Thompson at 318-741-9192.

When did you decide to become a photographer?

"At 16 I
left home to study at the Mississippi School for Math and Science, a two year
residential boarding school. At this time, I also got my first camera from my
dad, thanks to fluke on the Internet. The website had a deal:
“save 300 dollars,” essentially the price of the camera. The order went
through though the website took down the offer quickly. Making images was
a constant for me from then onward. MSMS introduced me to the arts when I
took taking painting there and I knew my future would involve working with
images in some way. Studying at Ole Miss for my undergraduate degree. I
thought it was a practical route to study Graphic Design. I was in a photo
imaging elective during the time the photography professor Brooke White was
starting up the Imaging Arts program, which includes photography and video and
my switch into that program was instant! By the time I made it to the end
of my BFA degree and knew it was only beginning, which led me to the MFA
Photography program at Louisiana Tech. I am in my last year in the
program now and find myself realizing yet again, this is only the beginning!"

What do you find most difficult
about it?

"Time is a
crucial component in our day to day lives. When I am in the middle of a project
or starting something new, I constantly feel like I should be making the next
thing. Sometimes it’s hard to stop thinking about these things when I am
attending an art opening or event. I’m often thinking about what I will
do the moment I leave or what I could be doing. On another level, there is the
struggle with photography itself often overlooked as an art form.
Sometimes I say I study art and someone asks me, “Oh, what do you paint?”
Usually this happens when I return home or if I am in an area that is not
well-versed in the arts, so it’s a good conversation to have, but can be
exasperating sometimes!"

If you could meet any artist
alive or dead who would it be and why?

"I would love to meet Robert
Adams, an eloquent storyteller through both images and the written word.
You can pick up on who a person is by the work they are making. He has
extensive bodies of work and I admire his writing, which is just as beautiful.
I am also intrigued by the late Vivan Maier. Secretive and allusive, she
was constantly making photographs but never showed anyone, and that is
intriguing. I feel she would have been interesting to sit down with
person-to-person, even if I not knowing she was a photographer."

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

An opening reception
will be held on June 20th from 5-7pm at Community Trust Bank, Line Avenue
Branch.

The Bossier Arts Council is happy to announce that the artwork of Kay Smith
will be on display from May through July 2013 at the Line Avenue Branch, 3400
Line Ave., Shreveport, LA 71104.

A
native of Arkansas, Kay has always called the Ark LA TEX home. Although having
no formal art training, Kay has taken various workshops in oil painting and
pastel painting as well as studying under Christie Cassell,a gifted portrait
artist in Shreveport. Studying with Christie, Kay gained much knowledge and
skill in painting with pastels, mainly learning to paint portraits in pastels.
When asked about her artistic side she responded "Pastels, pencil studies
and pen and ink are my major focus. My main subject matters are people, animals
and landscapes. I enjoy bright colors and am striving to be more impressionistic
in my work rather than quite so controlled.

Community Trust Bank's core
purpose to Enrich the Lives of People in our Community is realized in this
endeavor by showcasing community artists and their talents in a unique
environment", said Larry Little, Regional President NWLA, EVP. "This
also provides an artistic investment in our community by bring the artwork to
the people in our community. gifted portrait artist
in Shreveport. Studying with Christie, Kay gained much knowledge and skill in
painting with pastels, mainly learning to paint portraits in pastels. When
asked about her artistic side she responded "Pastels, pencil studies and
pen and ink are my major focus. My main subject matters are people, animals and
landscapes. I enjoy bright colors and am striving to be more impressionistic in
my work rather than quite so controlled."

Monday, June 17, 2013

The Bossier Arts Council and Landers Fiat are proud to announce One “L” of a Night Wednesday, June 26th from 5:30-7:30 with an evening of live music, fine art, appetizing food, and of course the premier of the Fiat 500L. This evening is about celebrating the artful beauty of the 50 L which is touted as “combining standout Italian design and exceptional, everyday functionality”.

Hosted at BAC’s Gallery Fine Art Center (2151 Airline Drive, Suite 200) in Bossier City, Landers Fiat is throwing one “L” of a party! The night will include live music by locals Kern Courtney and Nathan Woods and artwork by five of our regions strongest photographers. To top it all off Landers Fiat will be giving away a Fiat for a month. For one month one lucky winner will be cruising through town in this moving piece of “art”.

David Blumson, General Sales Manager at Landers Fiat when asked about the upcoming event responded “The wait is almost over. After joining the team at Landers Fiat I was immediately overwhelmed by the curiosity surrounding the launch of the Fiats four door 500L. The finished product is more than I could have ever expected! All your questions will be answered June 26th. Please join us for a night of art, music, and fabulous automobiles”.

For more information about the event please contact David Blumson at Landers Fiat or the Bossier Arts Council and 318-741-8310. One “L” of a Night will be held Wednesday, June 26th from 5:30-7:30pm this event is free in open to the public. Some restrictions may apply to the winning of the Fiat for a month drawing!!

Our
First Speaker is Pamela Raintree, who will be reading excerpts from her
memoirs, French Dressing on Saturday, June 29, from 2-4pm

About the Author: Mississippi Gulf
Coast native Pamela Raintree relocated to Shreveport, La, in 1996, where she
ended a career in outdoor advertising, took up writing and began life as a
woman. Since then, she has been an active member of the literary community,
having participated in numerous literary events and earning several publishing,
as well as editing, credits. Ms. Raintree is a co-founder of, and facilitated
the Red River ReWriters (formerly Saturday Poets) critique group.

BAC’s Gallery
Fine Art Center is proud to announce that former gallery exhibitor Ryan
McCutcheon now has work hanging in the Louisiana Towers, at 401 Edwards Street in Shreveport, as part
of the Community Foundation’s Community Central Gallery.The pieces are from the artist’s popular
Flying Furniture series.The series
inspired a children’s book, that he will be reading on Saturday, July 27, from
2pm-4pm at 2151 Airline Drive suite 200 in Bossier City.More details to come!Ryan
is a multi-faceted artist and considers himself a “Renaissance Man” willing to
experiment and master any and all styles and media. JRyanArtist studios' works
have been displayed at the Bossier Arts Council, LSUS University Center
Gallery, CoHabitat Shreveport, Mental Health Solutions Shreveport Office, and various
other small businesses in the Shreveport-Bossier City area and provides graphic
design services for a range of well-established Shreveport and Bossier City
businesses. Ryan continues to be a pioneer in art production services seeking
to provide new and much needed services to the Shreveport-Bossier City area.His goal is to produce works that are truly
unique, an artist must abandon social convention and allow the full-scope of
his or her creativity to take flight. Rules create limitations and there is no
room for limitations regarding creativity and visual expression. I pull from
all areas of experience to create a 3-dimensional view of life the way I see
it. There is no project too large or small and no medium unworthy of
exploration. JRyanArtist prides itself on flexibility and adaptability to
produce unique works whether at complete liberty of the artists or to exact
specifications of the commissioner.

For more information on JRyanArtist please contact
the Bossier Arts Council’s Gallery Fine Art Center at (318)741-9192 or contact
the artist himself, http://www.jryanartist.com

Friday, June 14, 2013

Learn to Mail Merge: (Saturday 15th 1-3pm) Mail merges can be fun and easy too with Excel. BAC will walk you through the process of creating a mail merge which can be handy when sending our promotion materials or even your Christmas list! Class will meet at the Arts Council (630 Barksdale Blvd).

The Life Savers fundraising project benefits cancer research at LSU Health Shreveport's Feist-Weiller Cancer Center. All proceeds stay in the community to advance cancer treatment. Life Savers allows Feist-Weiller Cancer Center to grant Idea Awards for cancer research scientists to develop their ideas. This brings local competitive grants to 26, worth a total of $1.3 million. Twelve of these scientists have been successful on the national level, bringing $9.4 million back in to the community from national organizations like the National Cancer Institute (NCI), Susan G. Komen and the Department of Defense.

Maria Busada is currently looking for artist who would be willing to donate their work for the cause. If you are interested please contact her at mariabusada@gmail.com.

The link below is the LIFE SAVERS 2013 page on the Feist Weiller website. You can click on the auction item donation form or to learn more information.

Thursday, June 13, 2013

Be sure to join us tonight (Thursday, June 13th) for W.A.M. from 5:30-7:30pm at 1800 Prime at Boomtown Casino. We will be featuring artist Susan Duke.
Susan Duke has been painting all her life. Many of her
happiest early memories are of sitting at an easel, looking through the window
and painting impressions of the scenery outside. Her father was a highly
decorated Marine pilot and photographer with rapidly changing assignments; her
mother was a schoolteacher with a sense of adventure -- so the family moved
frequently. Both of her parents preferred the freedom of living out in the
country to the structure of base quarters, so Duke grew up exploring forests or
beaches, wading in streams and following shafts of light into hidden magical
places. Serious blood chemistry illnesses during childhood resulted in a
prognosis of only a 2% chance of survival, but experimental medical technology
coupled with her indomitable will to live eventually triumphed. Duke states
that facing death at such an early age gave her an indelible perspective about
how precious, beautiful and fleeting our time here on earth is. To occupy the
long periods of convalescence, the young girl was encouraged to further her
studies in art. She took private lessons and due to her talent, she was even
sometimes allowed to enroll in adult classes. She soon began to win awards
which resulted in selling her first commissioned painting at 12 years old.
After winning a contest at 17, she experienced a whirlwind career as a New York
fashion model. By 19 she had married and given birth to a wonderful baby girl.
The marriage didn't last, but her child has always been a joy and inspiration
for the artist. She says that love and responsibility gave her motivation and
strength far beyond anything she had ever imagined.

As a single parent,
Duke set out to make a living through painting and graphic art. After several
years of financial struggle she realized necessity of a college degree to
provide avenues to a more stable income. With characteristic determination,
Duke put herself through college on academic grants and a bicycle -- typically
cycling around 20 miles a day to attend classes.

After completing college with a dual degree in graphic
communications/journalism, Duke worked for the next decade as an art director
and illustrator for major international companies such as the New York Times
and EF Foundation, earning 23 state and national awards. Her goal had always
been to become a professional fine art painter, so after raising her daughter
she was finally able to successfully pursue her cherished vocation. Today, she
is happily married to her best friend of 40 years, Patrick Posey, a songwriter
and musician. They live in a romantic cabin in the deep dark woods of northwest
Louisiana. Duke's vivid Impressionist oil paintings have been shown in
galleries throughout the nation and are represented in numerous private and
corporate collections coast to coast.

When asked about her work she responded

"My paintings
are created as an antidote to anxiety. Each of my original Impressionist oil
paintings is meant to be a window of imagination into a special healing place
of beauty and energy. The impact of modern life's frantic pace coupled with the
daily digital media onslaught leaves many people stressed and in need of a
break - a contemplative moment - time to take a deep breath, relax and allow
both body and soul to refresh and renew. A subtle sense of peace and hope is
the gift I want to convey to viewers each time they see my work. When I am
painting, I lose myself in the colors -- the intricate interactions of the
fluid oil pigments are a constant and complete fascination to me. "

Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Ashley Pfanner Wachal grew up in Bossier City, Louisiana in a loving, traditional southern home. She remembers discovering her true artistic talent in her middle school art class. Ashley pursued art throughout high school and was known for herartistic talent. Despite pursuing different fields of study while in college at Louisiana Tech University, she always remained devoted to what she was most passionate about: art. Ashley grew as an artist throughout her undergraduate career in Studio Art and continued to be successful. She continued to further her education in graduate school at Louisiana Tech University in Art Education. Ashley spent four years teaching high school art in Caddo Parish, but has now since dedicated her career to being a professional artist. As an artist, Ashley has created work using various forms of media; including sculpture, clay, printmaking, charcoal, pencil sketch, acrylic, and her preferred medium of choice, oil painting. Ashley resides in the Shreveport-Bossier area with her husband, Jason, and their three dogs.

Artist Statement

I create art because creativity has the need to escape. I constantly have new ideas that need to be expressed and shown. For the past 18 years, I have been pursuing my passion of creating art. Since developing my professional art career in recent years, I have established a series of artwork in oil painting.

Throughout the years, I have always found myself drawn to certain aspects of beauty; these traits are what inspire my work. In the past, I have found such inspiration found in nature and in the art form of architecture. What currently inspires me is the uniqueness in the traditional shotgun house; more specifically, the shotgun houses found among the streets of New Orleans, Louisiana.

My first exposure to this idea first came to me while studying visual arts intensely as a high school student in the first summer session student art program at the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts (NOCCA). I developed new ways to challenge myself and how to expand my creativity in order to grow as an artist. In that time spent studying at NOCCA, I fell in love with the individuality and culture of the city of New Orleans. On excursions throughout the city I frequently found myself lost in admiration of the unique architecture of the bright-colored shotgun-style homes. Even more so, the individual story behind each one. It was not until years later that Iwas reacquainted and reminded of my appreciation for this style of distinctive structural design.

With my series of the Nola Shotgun House paintings, my objective is simply to convey the sheer beauty of architecture. On canvas, I build the structure of the house up using my brush with the oil paint until I see the house as complete. Every house has a story. The setting, the home itself, the colors, the richness, the texture, the space, the composition—it all has value and meaning.

Tuesday, June 11, 2013

This past week I had the opportunity to sit down with a couple of artists currently on exhibition at the Gallery Fine Art Center. The show Panchromatic hangs from now until July 15th. The Gallery is open Thursday & Friday from 2-6pm and Saturday from 11-2pm. You can also schedule an alternative time by contacting Kendra Thompson at 318-741-9192.Artist Interview with Frank HamrickWhat first inspired you to be an artist? How has it impacted your life?

Artist Frank Hamrick pictured.

When I was ten, my sister
had a cheap camera I wanted. So I traded one of my hats for the camera. I had a
subscription to an outdoor magazine. I rarely read any of the articles, just
looked at that images. I mentioned this to a neighbor and he said, "Maybe
you could be a photographer." In school I had several friends that found
their passions before me, whether it was sports, drawing or playing music. I
did not want to chase after their medium because I knew those guys would always
be better than me since they had found it first. Then I took a photography
class in high school. It gave me a voice of my own and allowed me to show what
I was interested in and gave me a chance to comment on things around me. I
started a homemade magazine with a friend when I was a junior. I noticed how it
gave me a place and an identity in my community of musicians, skaters and
artists. From there I decided to pursue photography as my major when I went off
to college at the Univeristy of Georgia.

If you could give any advice to an upcoming photographer what would it be?

Make lots of
photographs. Get feedback from someone more experienced even if their style or
medium is different from yours. Absorb that feedback and then repeat the
process over and over again. One thing I tell my students is that some people
think your ideas as an artist

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will be dumb when you are 20 but will be great
when you are 40 or 60 years old. I actually believe we do not come up with
completely different ideas and subject matter over time. I believe we are
constantly revising our approach to the same ideas throughout life. A person
who practices their craft and learns from their mistakes will make more
successful work over time. I have often seen my graduating photography majors
make bodies of work about subjects that I can trace back to their introductory
photography course when they were freshmen. They just refined their techniques
and learned how to better approach their ideas.

The other important
thing is to study the work of accomplished photographers before you. Get a
history of photography book and look at the work. It is essential to know what
has happened already so you can add to the conversation instead of simply
repeating what has already been stated.

Who is your favorite artist and why?

That sounds like a simple question but it is
not. I enjoy being around my friend Jim Sherraden, who runs the letterpress
shop Hatch Show Print in Nashville, because he is a good storyteller, which
allows him to be a good teacher when he is guiding an employee or teaching a
student during a workshop. He is also a great people person. Anyone who has
ever crossed paths with him remembers it as a positive experience. Being a
successful artist requires a variety of skills beyond knowing your medium and
Jim sets a great example of how a successful artist interacts with people all
the way from the museum curator selecting Jim's work for an exhibition to the
janitor keeping the space clean. Jim realizes each person's job is important
and he makes sure everyone knows he appreciates their contributions.

Monday, June 10, 2013

This past week I had an opportunity to sit down and talk to some of the artists currently on exhibition at the Gallery Fine Art Center show Panchromatic. The show is up through July 15th and can be viewed Thursday & Friday between 2-6pm and Saturday 11-2pm. You can also schedule an appointment to view the Gallery by contacting Kendra Thompson at 318-741-9192.

Neil Johnson

An interview with Neil Johnson

What is your favorite part about being a photographer?

I like using photography as a "time machine" to freeze a moment in time for a hundred years, go back in time to relive a moment, extend time to reveal an image that is not evident to the eye.

What is most complicated shot you ever taken and what made it so?

April, 1995: A dinner party scene with eight people and a dog for a 3D ghost story-haunted house children's book. All the people, dog and food were ghosts, the table, furniture and room were not. It had to be shot in middle of the night because I didn't want daylight streaming in the big window. The 3D effect was created with stereo photography. With the ghosts (green gels) separate from the setting and with the stereo double image, this meant the single image was really FOUR images (a double-exposure shot with two cameras.) The single image took four hours to set up and shoot in the middle of the night.

I would never attempt the above again and the models (including Bill Joyce) would certainly NOT want to take part. It was shot on film and would have taken MUCH less time if it had been made with digital technology! Lessons learned.

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When do you feel most successful as an artists? Why?

When a viewer brings their uniquely personal history to an image created by and deeply personal to me, and the image sparks memories or emotions in the viewer that stops them, holds them and stays with them.

Su Stella graduated from the Art Institute of Boston in
1988. She spent years traveling the world and making art. She lived in Biloxi
when hurricane Katrina hit, after that she moved to Shreveport. From paintings, soap and jewelry the
girl from Boston embraced her new home state and released her inner
Cajun. Currently she is
painting on canvas as well as glass. These projects range from jewelry to
layered glass paintings as well as paintings on canvas. Also she has been a
writing a monthly column for Louisiana Road Trips since 2006.

Artist Statement

I have been creating
art my entire life. My first art memory was when I was about 5 years old. I
pulled the drawers open just enough to make a ladder, climbing atop the
furniture. Using my paint by numbers paint I decorated the ceiling. To this day
I don’t understand why my Mom got so mad at me. I remember thinking that my
creation was so beautiful!

Luckily my parents
were incredibly supportive my whole life, and encouraging me to attend the Art
Institute of Boston. I studied painting, sculpture and printmaking, absorbing
every style and technique. In some art circles they see this as a lack of focus
but I see it as an asset, because my skill set allows me freedoms and knowledge
that others don’t have.

I spent my youth
traveling the world my paints always in my backpack. In my late 20’s I thought
I bought my forever house near the beach in Biloxi but Hurricane Katrina
changed that. I now live in the Highland Community in Shreveport. My backpack
has been traded for an art studio. For several years I have been experimenting
with different glass techniques and I have been painting on canvas too. It’s
been great to have the space to be able to work whenever I want. This has
opened my art vocabulary, and expanded my portfolio.

My painting style has
taken a big leap recently, whether I am working on multi levels of painted and
embellished glass or on flat canvases my art celebrates layers of Louisiana
inspired images. My palette has brightened and I feel like I have
been really finding my voice. This state is full of lively, spicy flavor and
that is what I am trying to convey.

On May 5, 2013, I have
begun opening my art studio to the public. It will be open the first Sunday of
the month from 10- 3. I hope you come to the corner of Topeka and Magnolia and
enjoy the demos, art and experience!

Julia
Caroline Youngblood grew up surrounded by cotton fields on Breston Plantation,
located in Riverton, Louisiana. She attended Louisiana State University where
she received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Drawing and Painting, graduating
Magna cum Laude. Youngblood pursued graduate work at Syracuse University, New
York, and received her Master of Fine Arts degree from Louisiana Tech
University with a concentration in Drawing and Painting. She enjoys sharing her
talents doing volunteer work at arts organizations in Monroe, Columbia, and
Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Youngblood has teaching experience as instructor of
record for beginning watercolor and teaching assistant in numerous courses at
the college level. Her work has been included in a multitude of juried and solo
exhibitions, including the 2012 “Louisiana Contemporary” at The Ogden Museum of
Southern Art in New Orleans. She recently completed a three-month residency at
Centre d’Art, Marnay sur Seine, France (CAMAC), funded by an Artist’s Career
Advancement Grant awarded by Louisiana Division of the Arts.

Caroline’s
solo exhibitons are a multi-sensory experience. Events typically include live
Blues music and an array of Louisiana cuisine to reinforce the content of her
work.

Artist Statement

Riverton,
1937
is a series of drawings and paintings rendered from a 1937 family film. The
monochromatic footage was shot 75 years ago on and around our farm in Riverton,
Louisiana. I choose certain snapshots from the film for their haunting nature
and painterly qualities, juggling reality and abstraction, to produce a story
of the recorded past.

These paintings were during a three month residency
at the Centre d’Art Marnay-sur-Seine, France (CAMAC).

Friday, June 7, 2013

The Academy of Children's Theatre will hold their annual summer camp at The Bossier Arts Council. Camp this year will culminate in a two night performance of "Annie". The cost for the camp is $400 and they will be accepting both boys and girls grades 1-8.
Camp will run from 1-3pm - Monday-Friday for three weeks.Call 318-741-8312 for more info.

Noel Community Arts Program (NCAP) Art & Music Camp

NCAP is hosting an art and music camp for children ages 7-11 from June 24-28,9 a.m. to 12 p.m.each day. Children will learn basics in piano, guitar and drumming as well as create art projects, including making some musical instruments and acrylic painting on a 16x20 canvas they can take home! Cost is $75. Call Jessica at 221-5207 for more information or register online atwww.noelarts.org.

Wednesday, June 5, 2013

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR(S) in Art | SCHOOL OF ART | LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY

Tenure Track Position(s): Assistant Professor(s) of Art in Photography or Printmaking or Sculpture Disciplines. Applicants who are able to demonstrate expertise in a combination of these disciplines are highly desirable.Salary: Commensurate with qualifications and experience. Compensation includes full benefits.Deadline: Applications will be reviewed immediately and continue until the position(s) are filled. For full consideration all materials should be sent by June 21st.Start Date:September 1, 2013

Duties:

Teach undergraduate and graduate level art courses

Serve on graduate student committees

Pursue professional research and exhibition record

Advise art students

Participate in development of the Art Program

Assist with management and maintenance of facilities

Engage in service to the School, University, community, and professional organizations

Required Qualifications:

MFA in Art, in the photography, printmaking, or sculpture discipline; Degree conferred before September 2013.

Saturday, June 1, 2013

The Ooatnm is non-existent. Its egg however is a
cyclo-emberthasm, which places it in a non-classified unilife-form category.
Ooatnm eggs, unlike most cyclo-emberthasm, do not like xiphtoham. Due to their
dislike, as well as the decline in cathode ray tube, we do not typically offer
xiphtoham at our establishment. Rather, they prefer a pseudo-symbolic
relationship with any polyhedron. Ooatnm eggs neither hatch nor develop.

Such a process would constitute them becoming non-existent. Ooatnm
eggs that desire experience outside of their shell, develop organs and other
extremities such as eyes and snouts. Others never even “peek” out in order to
avoid non-existence. Only a few people know where these special eggs emerge.

That aside, like snowflakes and fingerprints, each is
unique. There are many classifications such as albino, amorphous, clabbered,
lobed, magnetus, perforated, polar, spheric, spotted, and warted to name a few.
Most fall into a combination of two or more classes. When purchasing Ooatnm
eggs, ask your procurer of the type(s) and for documentation. Often collectors
will be able to assist you in naming your egg as well.

Due to the lack of maintenance, aside from occasional
dusting, Ooatnm eggs make a great for all including children, eccentrics, and idiosyncratic,
peculiars, pet lovers, and of course those who either have “everything” or “don’t
need anything”.

Listed below is terminology for better understanding of an
Ooatnm egg.

Cyclo-emberthasm- nearly self-susttaining imagine-organism:
capable of “great feats (reader use discretion) which occasionally needs a feeding,
the usual food being a xiphtoham.

Imagine-organism- any imaginary life-form. Includes pet
rocks, imaginary friends and the like.

Xiphtoham- a ham made from the wavelengths emitted from a
cathode ray tube.

Supported by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Louisiana State Arts Council, and the Louisiana Division of the Arts, Office of Cultural Development, Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism.